THE 2012 BREEDERS’ CUP
Santa Anita Park
November 2 to& 3, 2012
The 2012 Breeders' Cup lived up to its billing as Thoroughbred racing's most prestigious global event with an international cross section of runners and winners bred or raced in Canada, Europe, Asia, South America, as well as in the U.S.
Breeders’ Cup Friday began with Hightail wining in the Juvenile Sprint, and giving the most successful Breeders’ Cup trainer of all time, D. Wayne Lukas, his 18th race Breeders’ Cup triumph. Another record-breaker came in the next race when the 9-year-old Calidoscopio won the 1 ¾ mile Marathon and become the oldest horse, and the first one from Argentina, to win a Breeders’ Cup race. Jockey Mike Smith passed another milestone in the Ladies’ Classic. Not only did Smith pilot the 4-year-old filly Royal Delta to her second consecutive victory in the race, Smith’s score made him the leading Breeders’ Cup jockey of all time with 16 wins.
On Saturday, trainer Todd Pletcher saddled Shanghai Bobby to victory in the Juvenile and the 2-year-old championship, but it would be Kentucky horses and Kentucky horsemen who took center stage for most of this day. Louisville native Dale Romans sent out Little Mike in the 1 1/2 mile Turf to stay near the front, which jockey Ramon Dominguez followed perfectly as they prevailing by a half-length at 16-1. Buff Bradley trained Groupie Doll to victory in the Filly & Mare Sprint, and in one of the most dominant performances of the day, the gelding Wise Dan, trained by Charlie Lopresti, beat a top flight international field in the Breeders’ Cup Mile striding home 1 ½ lengths in front of 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom. Wise Dan would later be voted Horse of the Year.
The $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic closed out the Breeders’ Cup 29 in primetime for most of the nation with high drama as Whitney Stakes winner Fort Larned and Woodward winner Mucho Macho Man battled to the wire of North America’s richest race. Fort Larned prevailed by a half-length under jockey Brian Hernandez, who celebrated his 27th birthday in style.
2012 Breeders’ Cup Results
Replay | Race | Winning Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
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Race
Longines Classic |
Winning Horse
Fort Larned |
Jockey
Brian Hernandez Jr |
Trainer
Ian Wilkes |
Owner
Janis R. Whitham |
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Race
FanDuel Mile presented by PDJF |
Winning Horse
Wise Dan |
Jockey
J. Velazquez |
Trainer
Charles Lopresti |
Owner
Morton Fink |
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Race
Sprint |
Winning Horse
Trinniberg |
Jockey
W. Martinez |
Trainer
S. Parbhoo |
Owner
Sherry Parbhoo |
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Race
Longines Turf |
Winning Horse
Little Mike |
Jockey
R. Dominguez |
Trainer
D. Romans |
Owner
Priscilla Vaccarezza |
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Race
TVG Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance |
Winning Horse
Shanghai Bobby |
Jockey
R. Napravnik |
Trainer
T. Pletcher |
Owner
Starlight Racing, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor and Derrick Smith |
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Race
Turf Sprint |
Winning Horse
Mizdirection |
Jockey
M. Smith |
Trainer
M. Puype |
Owner
Jungle Racing LLC, Strauss, W., Grohs, J., Beljak, B., KMN Racing LLC et al. |
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Race
Filly & Mare Sprint |
Winning Horse
Groupie Doll |
Jockey
R. Maragh |
Trainer
W. Bradley |
Owner
Fred F. Bradley, William B. Bradley, Carl Hurst and Brent Burns |
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Race
Longines Distaff |
Winning Horse
Royal Delta |
Jockey
M. Smith |
Trainer
W. Mott |
Owner
Besilu Stables |
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Race
Maker’s Mark Filly & Mare Turf |
Winning Horse
Zagora (FR) |
Jockey
J. Castellano |
Trainer
C. Brown |
Owner
Martin S. Schwartz |
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Race
Juvenile Fillies |
Winning Horse
Beholder |
Jockey
G. Gomez |
Trainer
R. Mandella |
Owner
Spendthrift Farm LLC |
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Race
Juvenile Fillies Turf |
Winning Horse
Flotilla (FR) |
Jockey
C. Lemaire |
Trainer
M. Delzangles |
Owner
Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani |
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Race
Marathon |
Winning Horse
Calidoscopio (ARG) |
Jockey
Aaron Gryder |
Trainer
Guillermo Frankel |
Owner
Stud Dona Pancha |
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Race
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Winning Horse
Hightail |
Jockey
R. Maragh |
Trainer
D. Lukas |
Owner
Bluegrass Hall LLC |
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Race
Juvenile Turf presented by Coolmore America |
Winning Horse
George Vancouver |
Jockey
R. Moore |
Trainer
A. O'Brien |
Owner
Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith |
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Race
Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile |
Winning Horse
Tapizar |
Jockey
Corey Nakatani |
Trainer
Steven Asmussen |
Owner
Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC |